I am not usually in the crystal lake area but whenever I am I make sure to stop in here! I am a Lake Geneva type of guy and sorry not sorry Lake Geneva but our pizza sucks and none of it is worth talking about. So whenever I am around this spot I practically run to it. This is a nice cozy spot with New York style thin crust being the main draw here. They serve more than just pizza but trust me you come here for the pizza. They have slices up front that are put into an oven right upfront as well before serving ensuring a crispy and warm slice. We got a 14 inch cheese pie and got it well done. We didn't even get to eat it at home because we ate it on the way home because we were that excited to eat it! You can expect a light airy crispy slice with a good sauce to cheese ratio as well. This pizza rocks and I recommend it to everyone who comes through this area. I come from a restaurant background that includes management so I was rather impressed by something I saw in there while I was waiting. Every single kid that was in there was working and very attentive to their individual tasks at hand, not a single person just going through the motions or standing around . These kids/employees are coached very very well and it really shows up in the product and their attention to detail. Please come here if you value good pizza and great service!! read more

Easily the best New York Style Pizza in Mchenry county. Western BBQ slices on Fridays are great, but the cheese pizza is the GOAT still. Mac N Cheese pizza on Thursdays is wonderful. Their crust is wonderful, I would love to know how they make their dough and what flour they use. Best slice shop around by far, there's a side room attached to the main entrance but limited seating. More a quick bite or takeout/delivery place. I spent $14.95 on one specialty slices plus two cheese slices and a drink. Super affordable. read more

I'm sorry that people like this Pizza ? Not sure if it's all about having a very over priced pizza for children or pets. Don't get them sick please . Better to give them frozen anything than this place. Please Stay Away if you're an Adult who appreciates quality and taste, this is definitely not the place except if you like terrible flavor, toppings that are scant and dough that is premade and sucks. Wondering how to get a refund after puking only after 2 slices . Yikes , never again . read more

Love the pizza, the idea of the variety of pizza toppings and sauces is a hit. The one thing I'm upset about is they don't sell garlic rolls anymore. Honestly it was so good I wish they would bring that back. read more

I really wanted to like this restaurant very cute, quaint staff very friendly, I was recommended my friend, it disappointed in the fact that the pizza slices were big but they were the same weight as a Dorito with absolutely a lack of cheese sauce, the ingredients lacking it was like an appetizer instead of a big slice of pizza. If they added more ingredients it would be at least substantial but it lacked that read more

That's Amore in CL. First the positive. They do a good pizza, especially if you're from the East. My husband is and my kid loves this pizza too. I will say it's good. I'm more of a thin crust, Sal's girl. Tonight we ordered the mac and cheese pizza to try something different. It was okay, not as good as some of their others but good. I love their S.M.O.G... The not positive. I have repeatedly stressed to the person taking the order to please not ring/knock. As I did tonight. I have a 5 ft sign right next to the doorbell starting this. I have jerky dogs who go nuts. I have also called several times after the delivery to let them know the door bell is still rung. So tonight when he rang I commented on how I asked the person to please communicate. He looked at the receipt and said ohh yeah, it's right here. UGH. read more

Great NY Style pizza, which is hard to find in the area. Reasonable prices, and they sell individual slices too!

I was craving a NY style pizza and That's Amore satisfied that craving without having to go to NY! Let me tell you how amazingly good it was! The dough tasted like it was NY dough, the crust and sauce to perfection! Cheese creamy and real; not a chewy texture like most pizza places have. Thankful to have found this hidden gem and will definitely be going back! read more

NY style pizza- Large slices and thin crust. Pizza by the slice, starting at $2. I like stopping by for a cheap, quick lunch. For $2 you can get yourself a slice that fills you up. They even offer free garlic knots with your slice. I picked up a small whole pizza for the husband once. The L.A. S.M.O.G- sausage, mushroom, green peppers, and onions. Unfortunately he wasn't a fan. He said it reminded him of cafeteria pizza. I haven't actually ordered a whole pizza otherwise. I like their pizza by the slice. And I don't think of cafeteria pizza when I eat it. read more

Check website, open monday @ 10:30. Drive all the way there from algonquin, stores closed. Sign on the door even says they should be open Covid excuses don't work anymore, that's long gone and stuff is open again. I hate when these restaurants just decide arbitrarily to close down for the day and don't tell anybody. Won't bother with this place again. read more

In the midst of Chicagoland and Chicago-style pizza, this is the only NY style pizza in McHenry County. This is unfortunate as the crust does not have the yeast taste and chewy texture desired in typical NY style pizza. This is a decent pizza, though, and is located across the RR tracks from the Crystal Lake train station. This part of town desperately needs an authentic NY style pizza restaurant for those not in the mood for deep dish Chicago style or cheap takeout pizza. They do serve a decent hand tossed pizza. It just lacks flavor and texture. Very small store front. The dining room is hidden off to the side through a small doorway. Plenary of people walking in and grabbing to go orders (which is what we did). Not very many employees working behind the counter and the phone kept ringing. We had to wait for someone to finally come and take our payment and give us our pizza boxes. There was not even a line of people. Just really busy couple of employees working the front of the store at dinner time. Hubby says this was our second time to order their pizza. read more

If you are tired of deep dish and various thin crust pizza's you must try the New York Pizza from this restaurant in Crystal Lake. Kim and Thomas are passionate about the pizza and service is excellent. read more

Always pleasantly surprised with how good this pizza is. We do a custom: bacon garlic and sausage plus a side of moz sticks. Can't go wrong.

Probably one of my favorite thin crust pizzas around. The sauce is really good with a good balance of sauces. Better yet every time you order a pizza you get amazing garlic knots with your pizza. Delicious! Crust on the pizzas is perfect and not to heavy. Up for something different ? I love there calzones with a side of sauce. The owner is super nice and the food is consistently good every time. read more

Saw this in the Husky Headlines (North Elementary School Paper) and had to post. I have personally had the pizza, which is pretty good all things considered. read more

That's Amore Pizza - Cheese Pizza review by Ashton Stechly - Pizza Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

We drive 35 minutes to get here and this place did not disappoint. Great pizza! Crust is crispy and sauce is excellent! Well worth the drive!! read more

My 200th review (finally), and of course its about Pizza! That's Amore lives up to its name. I won't claim to be a NY style pizza expert. Haven't eaten loads of it or come across many pizzeria's that serve it...but this pizza was LOVE AT FIRST BITE! Thin, soft chewy edges, good amount of cheese and toppings. Light, tasty sauce. Huge slice comes with a super soft, fresh, large house made Garlic Knot! NY style you ROCK! I have another pizza love! (you can never have too many pizza loves - you embrace them all!). So glad I happened to be in the area, found a NY style pizzeria, noticed this adorable name and checked yelp. Great reviews and I loved...I mean LOVED the specialty pizza selections.. Talk about crafty! The Mac & Cheese (though I've had this before), Lasagna pizza - whoa... Brooklyn - homemade Alfredo sauce with ricotta (mmm), parmesan, romano, mozzarella, fresh parsley - also known as a 'white' pizza. Buffalo chicken, Slim's Special (with Arrabiatta sauce and Italian sausage)..and the list goes on.....I didn't try these as they weren't available after 3pm, but I'm sure going to! Specialty slices are only served 10:30-2:30pm (or until they run out and yes they run out). Sausage, Cheese, Pepperoni and Meat Lover's was on hand. Meat Lover's - crumbled bacon, imported ham, Italian sausage & pepperoni. Pizzalicious! I shared 3 slices. Meat Lover's, cheese and sausage. $2.50-$3.50/slice. Sauce was light, just a "light" slice in general. Liked everything about this pizza.... They deliver (ahhh..if only I lived closer). 14" small, 16" med, 18" large. Prices seem fair and they have a great selection of toppings. Interior is small with minimal seating, but charming. They have another location in area also. Menu offers daily sandwich specials, salads, a few pastas including their homemade meatballs and lasagna. They even have Strombolis & Calzones! Cooler offers single sized servings of salads, lasagnas (meat, spinach or cheese) and beverages to go. Yay for a variety of San Pellegrino. Picked up a lasagna to go. $6 and it was pretty good, not the best not the worst. Guy who took my order was really friendly and said Italian beef sandwiches are a big seller....hmmm...will have to try that too! Gluten Free dough available. Craving something sweet? Cannolis and of course...you guessed it...New York Cheesecake. Are you drooling yet? Get some of this pizza amore pronto! read more

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Similar to the majority of the human race, every member of my family is a big fan of the wonderful pizza pie! We tend to stick with the pizza joints that we are most familiar with and leave it at that. Well, thanks to all the fantastic Yelp reviewers raving about T.A.P. we ventured away from the norm. The definition of Amore is LOVE and that is exactly the feeling we have for our new neighborhood pizza place. I say neighborhood pizza place because they are in the process of closing the Rte. 31 location and opening the new dine-in space on Main St. in downtown C.L. I phoned in my ordered and was greeted by one of the sweetest ladies. It was evident after some conversation (Yes, she actually had a conversation while I placed my order...unlike most places that are more concerned about getting the order and getting off the phone) that she was the owner. When I gave her my address she said "oh, we're going to be neighbors!" I told her this was our first time trying their pizza and that I was in between ordering the buffalo wings and Fancy Fries...she said that the Fancy Fries are her favorite and to give them a try...you can always try the wings next time. Well, she was 100% correct on her recommendation...they were very tasty...perfectly crunchy and the sauce was a sweet spicy mix. See my picture for a visual of the deliciousness. The pizza and garlic knots were great. As most reviewers have already mentioned, this is New York style, not the thin cardboard stuff. It was nice to hold the piece up and not have it fall over...simply fold it and devour! That's LOVE Pizza! Can't wait to try the dine-in experience and meet these extremely pleasant owners and support our newly located neighbors. I will now be TAP'n quite often into my new LOVE for fancy fries and NY style pie! read more

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Best pizza in town. New York style slices that are hot and tasty. Can order a whole pie for a very reasonable price. Daily specials are unique and fun. A really wonderful charming pizza place. Never had a bad anything from here. Parking in front and back easy to get in and out of. Grab a slice before heading to Chicago on the train. read more

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The pizza is too thin and the crust is weak. In my opinion there are better places close by. Sorry -lived in area 30 years read more

Consistently amazing pizza! Love thats amore! Garlic knots are so good too! We love popping in for a slice or, more often, a whole pizza! Yum read more

This was a very big disappointment. I ordered a large Margharita pizza, chicken wings, and mozzarella sticks, for delivery from the Crystal Lake , IL location. I was told it would be just under an hour. One and a half hours later...nothing. I called to find out how much longer it would take, and they said the driver would be here in 10 minutes; he arrived 20 minutes later. All the food was cold. Pizza was soggy, the wings weren't crispy, nor were the mozzarella sticks. I immediately called to let them know how disappointed I was. The person who answered said he would talk to the manager. When he came back, he said I would get 20% off of my next order. I told him that doesn't do anything for this order. He came back with 33% off on the next order. I told him that's terrible customer service; he told me that was the best they can do. If this is what New York style pizza is like, they can keep it in New York. That's Amore should rename themselves That's Acrappa. read more

New favorite pizza! I was getting tired of the same old deep dish or paper-thin-cut-into-squares options and this place really hit the spot!

That's Amore does an excellent New York style pizza! The owner revealed to me that their recipe was given to them by an original New York pizzeria owner years ago. They have perfected it! When my when my wife and I are not in the mood for deep dish pie, we always go to That's Amore! read more

Good Pizza and they even have Garlic Pizza and it's one of the only places that does. The girls are all really nice also. It's an authentic "Mom & Pop" outfit. read more

Love that I can grab a quick slice to take home. Just tried the Mac and cheese pizza. Soooooo good. Willl definitely order it again. read more

That's Amore Pizza - a hand holding a piece of pizza - Pizza Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

Wow. I'm so happy they choose to open in Boynton! We have been deprived of brick oven pizza for years. Delicioso! I think it would travel good too. read more

Place never fails when they come to their quality. Fantastic service! We order from here quite often and have tried all their Pizza's. Support your Local Family Owned businesses! You wont be disappointed I promise!!! read more

That's Amore Pizza is an amazing hidden gem in Downtown Crystal Lake. It is authentic New York style pizza! Buy it by the slice or order a pizza to go! That's Amore has an adorable dining room that was recently updated. Very cute decor. Family friendly! They have many unique pizzas that are all delicious. I have tried them all but my favorites are: Buffalo Chicken Pizza, the Margarita and the Lasagna Pizza. Yum!! They also have great pastas- delicious Alfredo sauce and Arabbiata sauce. Take and bake lasagnas are also a favorite of mine for when I don't feel like cooking. The pieces are HUGE and taste amazing. The staff is very kind and helpful. The owners are AMAZING. Truly an incredible place! Order delivery, take out or dine in! They also have a parking lot in the back so you don't have to worry about street parking in downtown Crystal Lake. read more

Cute, quaint, basic, and good!! Hole in the wall with a small alley back entrance if you don't find street parking. We had the calzone with bakery quality crust-crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Order at the counter and choose a seat in the adjoining room where it is nice and quiet for a conversation at lunch. The fillings were flavorful and one calzone and one salad were plenty for two. We will be back to try the pizza! I think it will become a go to place for our weekday lunches! read more

Good service, friendly employees. Food was "meh". Avoid the chicken parm roll. Took 2 bites, then gave it to the dog. Pizza is OK, but there's better out there. read more

Tastes just like Ray's Pizza in downtown New York!! If you'd like a departure from deep dish Chicago style pizza, this is your answer! OMG!! That's Amore is THE best hand tossed this side of the Hudson!! read more

First and last time ordering from this establishment. My pizza was late and arrived cold. The pizza itself was just ok. The cheese was pretty sparse and the sausage looked like cookie cutter processed Lunchable meat. The free rolls were a nice gesture and did have actual garlic on them, however the bread itself was stale. read more

Great pizza by the slice deal. $3.50 gets you a 1 topping slice, canned drink, & a garlic knot. Not bad. Good NY style pizza with a very thin and foldable crust, light sauce, good amount of cheese and a great chew. It's not the best NY style I've had, but it's probably one of the better NY style slices you can get in the NW suburbs. I'd stop back if I'm ever in the area and craving a quick light bite to eat. They also have take and bake lasagna (a few different flavors) *that they'll gladly heat for you there, just be prepared to wait up to 15 minutes* which is very tasty as well! read more

My husband and I just moved to Crystal Lake three months ago and have been in search of a good local pizza place. This is it!! Probably the best pizza I have had in quite sometime. The New York style pizza is absolutely tasty and incredible. We did a medium pizza 1/2 marghertia and 1/2 pepperoni and cheese. The pizza dough was amazing too! No complaints and delivery came quick. read more

Definitely has 5 star potential, as it is good pizza but isn't always consistent. Hard to find a good New York style pizza here in the Chicago suburbs but That's Amore is about as close as you can get to one. The lunch slices are cheap and easy, taste good too. Most recent time I went in for dinner I ordered three medium pizzas and it was $80 which seemed a little steep for pizza and wasn't too impressed as the dough was pretty thick for "New York style" pizzas and didn't find them too flavorful as I continually found myself adding garlic powder and Italian seasoning which is provided table side in shakers which is nice. read more

Let's get something straight: I am team thin & crispy pizza...except when it comes to That's Amore. I never thought I would like NY (NJ?) style pizza. Floppy? No. Chewy crust? Uh-uh. Well, I don't even know what precipitated it (I think my kids suggested it?) but we ordered That's Amore. And then we ordered again...and again...and again. You guys...their pizza is consistently delectable and dare I say...perfection. Pizza is my kryptonite which renders my satiety sensors useless. This makes ordering from here downright dangerous. I love white style pizzas...the Brooklyn and Mediterranean are bomb. Brooklyn is deliciously cheesy and the Med is wonderfully garlicky. Both are my faves. But, to satisfy the likes of others, we've also ordered pies with red sauce. Can I tell you...so delicious, as well! My only complaint is since I live near downtown I encounter their delivery drivers often..and from my experience, they drive crazy. Maybe they are as excited about their pizza as I am? read more

Excellent pizza. Totally worth trying . If you want good pizza try this place. Best pizza in crystal lake

They BURNT my pizza. But as you can see...i gave them 4 stars. Why? Because they rectified that situation QUICKLY. I had an hour to wait for my Metra and decided to get two slices to go.. They asked if I wanted it warmed up, I said yes.. and waited. 15 minutes passed.. I figure it should have been done by now. I went to the register and it turns out..they forgot my pizza in the oven. It was burnt to a crisp when they took it out.out of the oven. I love CARMELIZED crust..but this was far too carmelized. The pizza was blackened! They immediately apologized, warmed up two slices of pizza for me and when gave me a piece of their yummy garlic bread and chocolate cake for free for my trouble. Now that is CUSTOMER service! I loved the New York style pizza(it is foldable so that's New York style, right?) over deep dish. I do. Take my Chicago Card away and chase me out of the city but in my opinion- thin crust rules! I loved how I could fold the pizza up...soft yet still a bit crispy. More soft than anything..and that's how I LIKE my pizza! I will be back when I am in Crystal Lake! Definately can compete with some of the city thin crust joints! read more

Love this place. New location right off of McHenry is less then 5 min from the house. Pizza is really the best non- deep dish around. Beats that cardboard Chicago style thin crust and square cuts people seem to love so much around here. My ONLY gripe is the service. When the owners (or an actual adult) are not around the service is just awful. Basically a bunch of lazy stoner kids with no manners, no customer service, and really no professional pride at all. We called in an order and they forgot to make the damn pizza. LITERALLY forgot to make our pizza. One job. That's it. If it wasn't for these lazy teenagers, this place would be fantastic. UPDATE: Seems the lazy stoners ran this place into closure. The location off of Mchenry is no longer open. What a shame. Now driving to downtown Crystal Lake is the only option. Fantastic. read more